Marie-Claude Bourque

Romantically Gothic and Mystical ~ Touch the Unknown Within

"Make love to me, sorcerer. Show me your powers"

Lily Bellefontaine ~ ANCIENT WHISPERS

Want to write?

"I always thought that you needed a degree in literature or a MFA to write and be published. I had no idea that all you needed was determination, hard work and a love of the written word.

It took me years to finally decide to put words on paper. I was elated to finish my first manuscript after 6 months of trying and floored when the same manuscript caught the eye of an editor in a traditional NY publishing house

Eighteen months after I took the plunge, my dream of being a published author became a reality.

Give your dreams a chance!!!"

Marie-Claude

Marie-Claude is currently taking the following writer's workshop:

Warrior Writer Graduate Workshop by Bob Mayer

For support and inspiration make sure to visit Marie-Claude's group blog full of features to help the aspiring author, especially romance writers.

MUSETRACKS

Motivation, inspiration and support for writers.

Visit Blog

. Look out for such topics as:

Contest Wisdom from writing contests winners and authors.
The Golden Heart Diaries by GH finalist Jenn Bray Weber.
Authors Inspiration with great tips and giveaways from guests authors.
The original Agent Shop where you can pitch to legitimate agent each month, organized by Textnovel finalist Candi Wall.
A male perpective with fighter pilot and romance writer John Roundtree.
The Fit Writer Series with fitness pros and authors Becky Clark and Marie-Claude Bourque
And tons of motivation!!!

CAUTION FOR WRITERS: "Watch for crooks. Money always flow to the author, not the other way around!"

See Preditors and Editors for reliable places to submit your work.

Books on Writing:

Books Marie-Claude owns, rereads and uses for motivation, brainstorming, learning and ressources.

To stay motivated:

Janet Evanovitch: How I Write
Stephen King: On Writing
John Gardner: On Becoming a Novelist

To remember the basics:

James N. Frey: How to Write a Dawn Good Novel.
Dean R. Koontz: Writing Popular Fiction.
Noah Lukeman: The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
John Gardner: The Art of Fiction. .

To brainstorm and plot:

Donald Maass Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook.
James Scott: Plot and structure.
Mary Buckman and Dianna Love: break into Fiction
Blade Snyder: Save the Cat

To edit:

Theodore A. Rees Cheney: Getting the Words Right.
Renni Browne and David King: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers.

To submit to editors and publishers:

Elizabeth Lyon: the Sell your Novel Toolkit

To persist as a writer:

James Scott Bell: The Art of War for Writers
Bob Mayer: Who Dares Wins: The Green Beret Way to Conquer Fear and Succeed
Steven Pressfield: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

The Writing Life: